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Si'kuli

The mostly diamond-shaped or hexagonal so-called eyes were symbols of seeing and understanding unknown things. For example, they were tied into children's hair during the festival of the green pumpkin to ensure their health.

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Cultural attribution
Cora
Object type
Ceremonial arrow with eye
Dimensions
Length: 67 cm
Material/Technique
Pipe , Wood, Feathers (parrot), Threads
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 38335

Provenance and sources

Production
where
Mexico
Jesus Mary
who
Cora
Collecting
who
Preuss, Konrad Theodor - Collectors
Preußisches Kultusministerium - Former Possessors
Assignment to a curated holding:
American Ethnology

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